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On Writing Well

An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction

By William K. Zinsser

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| Hardcover | 9780809592227

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On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you wanContinue

On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sole, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.

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    blogcritics published on Fri, 17 Feb 2006

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    Well, either you will hate or you will love the author of this book. But you will change your way to read and write, after you read this book.

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    Marco Bizzarri said on Feb 21, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • This is a good book giving good advice about good English. It's a pity I'm growing numb from reading too many such books.

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    Holmes said on Nov 2, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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